{"id":7,"date":"2018-11-30T16:45:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T16:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2020-02-18T12:47:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:47:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>General Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hydraulics laboratory has a 3000 m<sup>2<\/sup> covered main hall and two 90 m<sup>2<\/sup> auxiliary halls. There are two underground reservoirs storing 800 m<sup>3<\/sup> of water and two pumping stations each having 300 lt\/s capacity to rise water to elevated constant head tanks and to the supply pipes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/Picture1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/Picture1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/Picture1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/Picture1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/Picture1-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/Picture1.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-55\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC07495-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC07495-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC07495-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hydraulics Laboratory<\/p>\n<p>Most of the covered area of the main hall is reserved for hydraulic model studies conducted in the laboratory. There are basic experimental facilities used in the scientific research and the undergraduate student experiments. Some of the currently running experimental facilities are horizontal channels, tilting channels, wave channel, sediment channel, pipeline systems, water hammer setup, spillways, intake vortex and gate downpull test setups.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC_0513-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC_0513-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC_0513-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC_0513-1024x678.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC06570-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"203\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC04001-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC04001-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/hidromek\/files\/2019\/01\/DSC04001-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools are used in preliminary design, preparation for experimental studies and sometimes to cover tests which are difficult on physical models. There is a computer lab with high performance desktop computers for the CFD simulations. Commercial FLUENT and Flow-3D software are also available in our laboratory for numerical simulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major devices used in the laboratory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides classical flow measuring structures and equipment, electronic force, pressure and acceleration transducers, Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters, ultrasound flow meters, ultrasound bed level profilers and computerized data acquisition systems are also available. Laboratory has its machine shop for hydraulic model construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Information: Hydraulics laboratory has a 3000 m2 covered main hall and two 90 m2 auxiliary halls. 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